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Virginia: Richmond, Henricus Historical Park - Family Fun with Living History.  Henricus Public Days It’s time travel made easy at Henricus Historical Park as re enactors commemorate 400 plus years of history with interactive activities and events.
 
Looking for something both interesting and rewarding to share with your kids or grandkids? Henricus Historical Park is the place to celebrate 400 plus  years of history in the Richmond area. Interpreters re create  the Citie of Henricus from 1611 to 1622 and explain its impact on the culture and customs of today.
 
Here's the scoop. Throughout the year visitors can learn about life in Virginia. From re enactments and demostrations to lectures, and exhibits. Topics inlcude religious and political questions of the day and the Indian Offensive of 1622 as well as  the science and technology of 17th-century medical care and daily life in the colony. 

Summer camps expand young minds. Henricus Historical Park provides four levels of camps for budding historians and living history buffs ages 6-10, 8–12, 11–16 and adult.  Henricus Historical Park Richmond Virignia Horse encounter

October for things that go bump in the night. Autumn is perhaps the best time of year at Henricus because of the cool weather and harvest atmosphere and for the exceptional evening programming offered at Henricus. Who doesn't love a good story.  Visitors experience an evening of spellbinding accounts and legendary tales of old English legends and folklore.  Sit fireside, step back in time, and listen stories early colonists told as they recounted tales from their homeland.  This evening event is definitely a bit of old-fashioned family fun.
 
Henricus plus…. More than 400 years of history make Henricus Historical Park and Chesterfield County a rewarding family vacation base. Visitors are invited to explore the Chesterfield County Museum and Old Jail.  Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia highlights the rich history in Chesterfield and guests can even explore a replica of an old-fashioned General Store. As the site of the first Ironworks in English North America, Falling Creek Ironworks Park serves as a historical reminder of our nation's beginnings. The first commercially mined coal in America came from Midlothian and now Mid-lothian Mines and Rails provides visitors with information and exhibits about the history of mining in Midlothian.

For a break from history, visitors can learn about the more than 1,500 animals at the Metro Richmond Zoo or peruse the shops at Chesterfield Town Center, Sycamore Square and The Shoppes at Bellgrade. For those looking to explore the outdoors, Pocahontas State Park offers visitors camp grounds, swimming, wildlife and hiking through nature trails.
 
Location on the planet. Henricus Historical Park 251 Henricus Park Road Chester, VA 23836. The intersection of Rte 10 (Ironbridge Road) and Rte 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) is five minutes from Henricus.

Make it happen. For more information about all events taking place visit www.Henricus.org or call (804) 748-1613. Hotels in Chesterfield County and family vacation packages may be found at www.VisitRichmondVa.com

Content and images provided by Henricus Historical Park. Comments by Nancy Nelson-Duac, Editor FTF. Copyright 2012. 


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